by ATFL | Jan 14, 2026 | USG Updates
❝ The Trump administration is suspending all visa processing for citizens from 75 countries, including Lebanon, a State Department spokesperson said on Wednesday. The spokesperson did not elaborate on the plan, first reported by Fox News, which cited a State...
by ATFL | Jan 13, 2026 | USG Updates
❝ Today, as a first step in support of President Trump’s commitment to eliminate the capabilities and operations of Muslim Brotherhood chapters that pose a threat to the United States as described in Executive Order 14362, the United States is imposing terrorist...
by ATFL | Jan 7, 2026 | USG Updates
❝ The United States of America welcomes the reform steps being undertaken by Prime Minister Nawaf Salam’s government, including the Cabinet’s approval of the gap law, which help restore the confidence of international financial institutions, including the World Bank...
by ATFL | Dec 16, 2025 | USG Updates
❝ The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Lebanon of M1151A1 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $34.5 million. The Defense Security...
by ATFL | Dec 16, 2025 | USG Updates
❝ “The United States backs Israel’s efforts to eliminate the threat posed by Hamas and Hezbollah, as diplomacy has failed to disarm Hezbollah in Lebanon,” a White House official told This is Beirut on condition of anonymity. “If Hezbollah refuses to stand down,...
by ATFL | Dec 11, 2025 | USG Updates
❝ Four U.S. lawmakers on Thursday said there has been no accountability for an October 2023 attack by the Israeli military that struck a group of journalists in Lebanon, killing a Reuters visuals journalist and wounding others. U.S. Senator Peter Welch from Vermont,...
